[T]he essence of so-called war prosperity: it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a shifting of wealth and income.
Ludwig von MisesIt is merely a metaphor to call competition competitive war, or simply, war. The function of battle is destruction; of competition, construction.
Ludwig von MisesInterventionism cannot be considered as an economic system destined to stay. It is a method for the transformation of capitalism into socialism by a series of successive steps.
Ludwig von Mises